Mastering Adobe Photoshop Filters: Learn by Video

Add Stylish and Creative Effects

An understanding of filters is essential for every creative artist who uses Photoshop. In this Learn by Video workshop published in partnership with Peachpit Press, digital artist Olaf Giermann will teach you how to intelligently apply and combine filters to stylize photos and create inventive effects. First he’ll show you how Photoshop’s many filters work so that you are able to pick the right ones to get the results you have in mind. Then he’ll present a series of examples that demonstrate how to generate patterns using Content-Aware Fill, pinch the edges of a photo with the Displace filter, create a lightning bolt with a sharp tip, and much more. You’ll emerge from this course with lots of advanced knowledge that you can use in your daily Photoshop work.

Trainer: Olaf Giermann

ISBN Code: 0321809610

Publication date: Dec 13, 2011

$34.99

Duration: 2 hrs 50 min

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Welcome to Mastering Adobe Photoshop Filters: Learn by Video

This chapter is your introduction to Photoshop's filters. You'll learn how to find and organize them, the benefits and disadvantages of using Smart Filters, and how to use filters nondestructively with layers.

Introduction
- This lesson provides an overview of the main filters in Photoshop CS5 and demonstrates some of the creative effects you can achieve with them.
  
  What Are Filters?
  
  05:44
- In this lesson you will see how filters work, where to find them, and how to disable unwanted filters.
  
  Photoshop's Plug-In Concept
  
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- Some filters have a much broader creative application than their names would suggest. This lesson explores some of the creative ways you can use filters.
  
  What's in a Name?
  
  01:31
- This lesson demonstrates how to use layers to keep your original image data intact and benefit from creative options such as changing the opacity, fill mode, and blend mode.
  
  Working with Layers
  
  03:28
- It is easier to fine-tune your filter results when you work with layers. However, there are cases where working without layers can speed up certain processes tremendously, as this lesson demonstrates.
  
  Working Without Layers
  
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- This lesson brings you up to speed on Smart Filters. You'll see how useful they are, particularly when you want to experiment with multiple creative effects.
  
  Working with Smart Filters
  
  07:04
- In this lesson you will see how easy it is to transfer a Smart Filter from one object to another, and in which cases you will have to rasterize the layer when doing so.
  
  Transferring and Rasterizing Smart Filters
  
  03:38
- Not every filter can be used as a Smart Filter. However, in this lesson you will learn a clever way to work around this issue.
  
  Enabling Smart Filters for All Filters
  
  04:47
- This lesson describes some of the challenges of using Smart Filters, such as large file sizes and unexpected filter results. You'll also learn when not to use Smart Filters.
  
  Disadvantages of Smart Filters
  
  06:48
- In this lesson you will see how to apply filters nondestructively, i.e., without making any changes to the original layers of the image.
  
  Nondestructive Filtering with Neutral Layers
  
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- Sometimes you'll need to reset your filters. This lesson demonstrates how easy this is to do using either the dialog box or the Filter Gallery.
  
  Resetting Filters
  
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- This lesson demonstrates how keyboard shortcuts can significantly increase the efficiency of your workflow. Watch and learn!
  
  Speed It Up with Shortcuts
  
  06:44
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  Speed It Up with Custom Panels
  
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- This lesson shows you how to color-code groups of effects so you can quickly spot the filter you want in your menu.
  
  Highlight Your Favorite Filters!
  
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Patterns and Borders
- Tileable patterns are essential for web backgrounds and 3D textures. This lesson walks you through the process of creating such a pattern.
  
  Creating Tileable Patterns
  
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- In this lesson we'll use Smart Object instances and the Free Transform function to create a self-updating kaleidoscopic effect in an image.
  
  Creating Self-Updating Kaleidoscopic Effects
  
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- In this lesson you'll learn how to render a perspective grid using the Vanishing Point filter. Perspective grids can be used as a reference point or as a graphical element, as you will see.
  
  Creating a Perspective Grid
  
  03:58
- This lesson demonstrates how to create interesting border and frame effects by applying filters to layer masks. This technique is easy and yet offers endless creative possibilities.
  
  Creating Border Effects
  
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In this chapter you will learn several creative ways to incorporate text into your images. The techniques demonstrated let you stylize the text and yet still be able to edit the words.

Filtering Text
- This lesson explains how to keep your text live and editable even while manipulating and applying filters.
  
  Filtering and Distorting Text Nondestructively
  
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- This lesson demonstrates a unique method of softening and rounding your text while keeping it editable by converting it to a Smart Object and using blur filters.
  
  Using Soft Fonts
  
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- With a layer mask and structure filters you can break up text easily and effectively, as this lesson demonstrates.
  
  Breaking Up Text with Structures
  
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- In this lesson you'll see how to use blur filters and arrange text copies to create the illusion of photographic depth.
  
  Creating Depth
  
  05:01
This chapter takes the use of Photoshop filters to a new creative level. You will be taken through several complex creative projects from start to finish and learn techniques that will make you look at the art of photography in a whole new way.

Using Filters Creatively
- In this lesson you will learn how to use filter effects to create the appearance of brushed metal surfaces.
  
  Brushed Metal
  
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- You can create a colorful camouflage pattern with just a few clicks using the Stamp filter, and this lesson will show you how.
  
  Camouflage
  
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- With the techniques demonstrated in this lesson you will be able to create a night sky and your own realistic-looking galaxy.
  
  Star Field
  
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- This lesson shows you how to create an image that resembles a pooled water surface with ripples using only two filters.
  
  Pooled Water Surface
  
  02:14
- In this lesson we will use creative effects to produce a completely realistic reflective lake surface.
  
  Reflective Lake Surface
  
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- This lesson demonstrates how to create the effect of a bolt of lightning streaking through your image. It's easier than you think!
  
  Thunderbolt
  
  04:35
- In this lesson we will turn an image into a little planet that looks like a piece of jewelry by using the Polar Coordinates filter and some Photoshop magic.
  
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Graphic Effects for Photographic Images
- Pixelbender is a powerful plug-in filter that opens up worlds of creative possibilities for you. This lesson provides an overview and shows you how to install it.
  
  Installing Pixelbender
  
  02:14
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  Creating an Oil Painting Effect with Pixelbender
  
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  Using Pixelbender's Droste Plug-In
  
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- In this lesson you will learn to add light and glow with the lens flare filter, including some special tips on how to do this nondestructively and with precise placement of your elements.
  
  Using the Lens Flare Filter
  
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- In this lesson you will see how to change a photo into the appearance of a hand-drawn pencil sketch.
  
  Creating a Pencil Sketch Effect
  
  03:34
- In this lesson, you will combine Stamp filters, Scanlines and color gradients to create a colorful graphic effect.
  
  Creating a Comic Book Effect with Scan Lines
  
  05:21
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  Edge Compression
  
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- This lesson demonstrates some advanced Photoshop techniques to change your photograph into an illustration.
  
  Creating an Illustration Effect
  
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Welcome to Mastering Adobe Photoshop Filters: Learn by Video

In this course you’ll learn how to unlock the power of Photoshop's filters to nondestructively apply creative effects, add patterns and borders, stylize text, and more. The contents of this course include:

Introduction
This chapter is your introduction to Photoshop’s filters. You’ll learn how to find and organize them, the benefits and disadvantages of using Smart Filters, and how to use filters nondestructively with layers.

Patterns and Borders
In this chapter we will explore the creative uses of patterns and borders, going step by step through four projects that will broaden your creative horizons.

Filtering Text
In this chapter you will learn several creative ways to incorporate text into your images. The techniques demonstrated let you stylize the text and yet still be able to edit the words.

Using Filters Creatively
This chapter takes the use of Photoshop filters to a new creative level. You will be taken through several complex creative projects from start to finish and learn techniques that will make you look at the art of photography in a whole new way.

Graphic Effects for Photographic Images
This chapter will show you how to use advanced filtering techniques to make your photographs look like oil paintings, pencil drawings, cartoons, and more.

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